#2C9FA2#2C9FA2

#2C9FA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.098 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9FA2
RGB	rgb(44, 159, 162)
HSL	hsl(182, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(182, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.83, -29.69, -10.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.83, 31.56, 199.82°)
OKLab	oklab(64.25% -0.0937 -0.0297)
OKLCH	oklch(64.25% 0.098 197.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9555, 27.9380, 38.5163)
Luminance	0.2794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9FA2 #A22F2C

analogous

#2CA26A #2C9FA2 #2C64A2

triadic

#2C9FA2 #A22C9F #9FA22C

tetradic

#2C9FA2 #6A2CA2 #A22F2C #64A22C

square

#2C9FA2 #6A2CA2 #A22F2C #64A22C

split-complementary

#2C9FA2 #A22C64 #A26A2C

monochromatic

#124142 #1F7072 #2C9FA2 #40C8CB #70D6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#2C9FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.59

#2C9FA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9FA2

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9FA2	1.00	3.19	6.59	6.59
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9497A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 159, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.098 197.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79bcbd',
    500: '#2c9fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9fa2;
$custom-light: #79bcbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.525,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64254,
    "c": 0.09827,
    "h": 197.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9FA2

secondary

#BF6D6A

accent

#4B47E1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9FA2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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